# Yooyoung Ko

> Design & Strategy at Vianai

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yooyoung

## Work Experience
### Senior UX Designer @ Vianai Systems, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Present | Palo Alto, CA
Designed end-to-end AI-native SAAS and enterprise products from 0→1 and 1→n, ranging from generative and conversational finance to MLOps.

### Sr Design Prototype Engineer @ Vianai Systems, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, CA
Designed and prototyped ML products and experiences.

### Experience Design Lead @ Infosys
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California
Led UX and prototyping in developing experiences as part of the mixed reality team at iCETs (Infosys Center for Emerging Technologies).

### User Experience Designer @ Infosys
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Palo Alto, California
Worked closely with top executives to define new product directions and offerings, to advocate design thinking methodologies, and to create rapid prototypes with emerging technologies such as AI, IoTs, AR/VR, 3D printing, and blockchain.

### Research Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pittsburgh, PA
Collaborated with mechanical & electrical engineers in the Bio-robotics Lab of Carnegie Mellon University to optimize modules for the Modular Snake Robot.

### Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pittsburgh, PA
ID Fundamentals : sketching, 3D modeling, and other industrial design approaches.

### Research Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Pittsburgh, PA
Conducted participatory research methods to understand how people view money in order to envision the next user-centered products for PNC Bank.

### Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army @ Republic of Korea Army
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Camp Casey, Camp Hovey
Served in the army as a KATUSA of the Human Intelligence platoon in A Co 1BSTB 1ABCT 2ID US ARMY.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yooyoungko
- Portfolio: https://www.yooyoungko.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13